Baseline study for improving diagnostic stewardship at secondary health care facilities in Nigeria.
Abiodun EgwuenuAdaora EjikemeSara TomczykAnja von LaerOlaniyi AyobamiOluwaseun OdebajoSamuel AkhibiConstance AgulannaOsayande OsagieUgochi Stellamaris InweregbuRidwan YahayaTochi Joy OkworHannah Dada-AdegbolaIkeoluwapo Oyeneye AjayiAbdulhakeem OlorukoobaTim EckmannsChinwe Lucia OchuChikwe IhekweazuPublished in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2022)
Low blood culture utilisation remains a key challenge in Nigeria. This has implications for patient care, AMR surveillance and antibiotic use. Diagnostic stewardship strategies should focus on improving access to clinical microbiology expertise, practical guidance on sepsis case finding and improving blood culture utilisation and diagnostics.